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10 Best Movies Like In a Better World

If you loved In a Better World, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Rise

Rise

2022★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage back...

#2
F1

F1

2025★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory....

#3
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#4
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#5
PK

PK

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laugh...

#6
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Better World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...